2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 23 through 26. Jacksonville won its third tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

2007 Atlantic Sun Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
ChampionsJacksonville (3rd title)
Winning coachTerry Alexander (3rd title)
MVPPete Clifford, Jacksonville
2007 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stetson  y 216 .778  4221 .667
Mercer   1710 .630  3325 .569
Belmont   1611 .593  3426 .567
Jacksonville  y 1512 .556  3428 .548
Kennesaw State   1314 .481  3223 .582
North Florida   1314 .481  2432 .429
Lipscomb   1215 .444  2830 .483
Gardner–Webb   1215 .444  2632 .448
East Tennessee State   1116 .407  2629 .473
Campbell   522 .185  1145 .196
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament. Kennesaw State and North Florida were ineligible for the tournament due to NCAA rules after reclassifying to Division I.

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
Stetson216.778
1
Mercer1710.630
4
2
Belmont1611.593
5
3
Jacksonville1512.556
6
4
Kennesaw State1314.481
8
North Florida1314.481
8
Gardner–Webb1215.444
9
5
Lipscomb1215.444
9
6
East Tennessee State1116.407
10
Campbell522.185
16

Results

  First round Semifinals Semi- Finals
                                       
  1 Stetson 4  
  6 Lipscomb 3     1 Stetson 1  
    4 Jacksonville 4    
      4 Jacksonville 4  
      5 Gardner–Webb 0    
  6 Lipscomb 1          
  5 Gardner–Webb 4        
  3 Belmont 12         4 Jacksonville 10 7
  4 Jacksonville 7           3 Belmont 4 6
      3 Belmont 4*        
      2 Mercer 3*          
  2 Mercer 5           3 Belmont 18    
  5 Gardner–Webb 4         1 Stetson 5  
  1 Stetson 2    
  2 Mercer 1†  

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.
† - Indicates game required 11 innings.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[2]

PosNameTeam
PJake HitchcockStetson
PMatt DavisJacksonville
PCarson AndrewJacksonville
CBrady ManifoldBelmont
IFMatt ReynoldsBelmont
IFDaniel WagnerBelmont
IFRyan McArdleJacksonville
IFChuck OpachichJacksonville
OFKane SimmonsBelmont
OFMike McCallisterJacksonville
OFPete CliffordJacksonville

Tournament Most Valuable Player

Pete Clifford was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Clifford was an outfielder for Jacksonville.[2]

References

  1. "2007 Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  2. "Jacksonville Wins Atlantic Sun Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. May 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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